Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
New American Standard Bible
And your lips from speaking
King James Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Holman Bible
and your lips from deceitful speech.
International Standard Version
Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies.
A Conservative Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
American Standard Version
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
Amplified
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Darby Translation
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
Julia Smith Translation
Watch thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from speaking deceit
King James 2000
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
Modern King James verseion
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking guile.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
NET Bible
Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech!
New Heart English Bible
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
The Emphasized Bible
Keep thy tongue from wickedness, And thy lips from speaking deceit:
Webster
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
World English Bible
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
Youngs Literal Translation
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
Slander » Saints » Should keep their tongue from
Slander » Saints should keep their tongues from
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 34:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Delivers The Righteous
12 What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit. 14 Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Peter 2:22
Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:
James 1:26
If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.
James 3:2
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
Psalm 39:1
I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.
Psalm 55:11
Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
1 Peter 2:1
So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,
Proverbs 12:7
Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.
Proverbs 12:19
True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.
Proverbs 12:22
False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
Proverbs 13:3
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
Proverbs 21:23
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Isaiah 63:8
For he said, Truly they are my people, children who will not be false: so he was their saviour out of all their trouble.
Matthew 12:35-37
The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
Colossians 3:9
Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,
James 1:19
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
James 3:5-10
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
Revelation 14:4-5
These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.